United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi)
The U.S. Post Office and Customhouse in Gulfport, Mississippi is a historic post office and customhouse that was completed in 1910 under supervision of the U.S. Treasury Department, with James Knox Taylor as Supervising Architect. One of the oldest public or commercial structures in the city, it also has been known as Downtown Station and as Old Main Post Office. In 1963 a one-story extension to the rear was added.[2]
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| Location | 2421 13th St., Gulfport, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 30°22′0″N 89°5′33″W / 30.36667°N 89.09250°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1910, 1963 |
| Built by | George E. Moore & Sons |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002209[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 19, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Its NRHP nomination asserted "It is a beautifully proportioned building with elegant and tasteful embellishments and is significant as one of the finest examples of Second Renaissance Revival architecture in Mississippi."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Ila Ree Odom (June 3, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Customhouse / Downtown Station (Old Main Post Office)". National Park Service. Retrieved October 10, 2016. with three photos from 1983
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